| Product Summary | | Format: Hardcover | | ISBN: 9780525479291 | | Publisher: Dutton Books | | Publish Date: 2/14/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 204551522 | | Item#: RMPW4X | | Dimensions (in Inches) 8.5H x 5.75L x 1T | | Pages: 128 |
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| | | "When We Were Very Young" and "Now We Are Six" complete the four-volume set of deluxe editions of the Milne and Shepard classic works. Like their companions, the "Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition/i> and "The House At Pooh Corner," these beautiful books feature a ribbon bookmark, a specially designed jacket with metallic ink and a peep-through window to the fullcolor case, and full-color artwork on cream-colored stock. The imaginative charm that has made Pooh the worldas most famous bear pervades the pages of Milneas poetry, and Ernest H. Shepardas witty and loving illustrations enhance these truly delightful gift editions.
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A collection of poetry illustrated with b&w drawings. Selections include "Furry Bear", "King Hilary and the Beggarman", and "Cradle Song".
| Author BioEnglish illustrator Ernest Howard Shepard was encouraged to become an artist by his parents. Shepard's career began as an illustrator for the British humor magazine, "Punch." He is well known for illustrating A. A. Milne's WINNIE-THE-POOH and Kenneth Grahame's THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. In addition to these works, Shepard also wrote and illustrated two books of his own, BEN AND BROCK and BETTY AND JOE. In 1972 he received the Order of the British Empire.
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